Professional Embedded ARM Development

Launch into the world of embedded systems development Whether it's an iPad, Surface tablet, iPhone or Nintendo DS, ARM is the microprocessor technology that helps run them all. These ARM-based processors offer powerful number-crunching capabilities while using very little energy, making them perfect for mobile devices. This guide gets you started in the world of embedded ARM development, walking you through the different systems common to every ARM processor. It explores the basics of ARM embedded development, including a brief tour of the processors, the programming language used by the processor, and numerous programming examples. Following its step-by-step details, you'll quickly create your first embedded application. Professional Embedded ARM Development: Eases you into the world of embedded ARM development by clearly explaining the different systems common to every ARM processor Examines the tools required for developing on ARM systems, including boards, software, and references Gets you up to speed on the assembly language so you can begin low-level system programming and debugging Shows how to perform optimizations to ensure fast code to get the most out of an ARM processor Wrox Professional guides are written by working developers to address everyday needs. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

INTRODUCTION xxi PART I: ARM SYSTEMS AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: THE HISTORY OF ARM 3 CHAPTER 2: ARM EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 13 CHAPTER 3: ARM ARCHITECTURE 29 CHAPTER 4: ARM ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 53 CHAPTER 5: FIRST STEPS 73 CHAPTER 6: THUMB INSTRUCTION SET 107 CHAPTER 7: ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 121 CHAPTER 8: NEON 145 CHAPTER 9: DEBUGGING 159 CHAPTER 10: WRITING OPTIMIZED C 175 APPENDIX A: TERMINOLOGY 193 APPENDIX B: ARM ARCHITECTURE VERSIONS 199 APPENDIX C: ARM CORE VERSIONS 205 APPENDIX D: NEON INTRINSICS AND INSTRUCTIONS 215 APPENDIX E: ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 221 INDEX 247

James A. Langbridge is an R&D Engineering consultant. In his role as an embedded systems consultant, he helps people and companies develop ARM-based systems and optimize code. He has been working in embedded systems for over 10 years in the aviation, defense, industry, and telecom sectors. His expertise includes bootloader coding, system initialization, and code optimization.